Working in tech implementation, but getting an MBA from an M7 - Operating associate role at a PE firm exit possible? Figure would just have to flex the network hard to find something, but curious if anyone has seen this background before.

Serious question… if I am interested in becoming a CTO/CDO one day, what should I do for the next 5-8 years to prepare for this? Are there specific roles in tech that prepares you for a CTO role? I am currently in sales engineering with over a decade in consulting experience.

Any directors jump to make P? How did it go? Tips to share?

How many candidates are being interviewed for a position at once? I know it probably varies but on my team it seems like maybe 3-5 candidates. I’m interviewing for roles right now and wonder what a typical sized pool would look like. I never make it past the final round so trying to get a better understanding of the process

Anybody in performance consulting? How is the growth track? Do you end up leaving for a management position or elsewhere? Just got a pretty good offer as a senior consultant in OR

What are your favourite free SEO (technical and/onpage) courses or certificates?

Working on the tech side of the bank, looking to transition into finance (not IB) & came across the IBI course that helps gain skills like modeling etc. Anyone taken the course/know someone who did?

How is hexaware account management role?

What is annual hike in ey gds in risk advisory senior role

How much coforge can offer for senior software engineer role .

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What are the best companies/industries to work in after transitioning back to Israel? ( if relevant with top MBA and consulting experience)
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Late stage analyst 1 at a mid-market heavy TMT focused M&A boutique in London. Keen to increase exit opps and realise it may be worth trying to lateral to a BB / name brand. Any opinions / advice on achievability? If low, what’s the best move here.

Currently an EM at McKinsey, joined as a lateral hire after 6yrs in consulting (strategy boutique) and a short stint at a lesser known PE firm. What prospects would I have pivoting back to PE?

What was your experience with the LSAT? Do you think it's gatekeeping, preventing students who can't afford it (often people of color) from entering the field? OR is it helping future attorney's of color by giving them a chance to go to a top school regardless of grades? I've seen questions about the LSAT all day and just want to know how people feel.

Is the layoff spree ended in PS? No new scapegoat opening up in last two days. Anyone affected in recent couple of days? Please speak up to make the public aware.

I recently took up a Customer Success Manger role at a engineering software company. Previously I was a Project Manager at the same company but wanted to move out of my engineering services role. I primarily took this role hoping to get exposure to providing SaaS services as company is transitioning at software cloud. My long term goal is to move into tech as my current customers are mostly in O&G. Is customer success a good entry point go get into one for the big tech companies?

With two years of work ex as Data analytics and constant upskilling from Coursera / Scaler towards product management domain how do I align and prepare for roles in Microsoft in the big picture atleast an year or two from now?

Not asking for referrals when I'm not worthy yet, but I'm willing learn until i do so any guidance is appreciated. Thankyou.

Anyone worried about firms over-hiring? Our firm has hired a LOT of people. I know we need it now / the past year, but will this bubble pop?

Can someone give insight into salary range at EY? Consultant- Senior consultant- Manager- Senior Manager.

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I have been looking for job change and when I speak to HR's with the expectations of around 25 LPA fixed( my current salary is 15 LPA)... Most of the companies are directly rejecting my profile saying budget issue...

But is it really more that i am asking for or is it because of the my skill set?

What is your preferred CMS for building a reliable blog?

What is EBA IN Bosch?

I have an interview coming up with Church & Dwight. When the recruiter emailed me with 3 interview times I thought he was asking me what time works best. Turns out he was telling me I was scheduled for 3 different interviews for 3 different teams in one day. Has anyone heard of a company doing that or gone through this for an interview? It seems odd to me

Discussed an idea with a friend because she had a potential interest in that area , we are thinking of doing a partnership. What are the implications of doing business with a friend? Any experience ?

Do New Business roles pay higher than traditional account roles?

Anybody here use Strava that would like to connect? DM me 😼

People who live with housemates / have a garden. Does it get noisy / do you find people in the garden earlier than (we) finish, that distract you from your work?

Also, living how is living next to a secondary school? Noise / traffic etc?

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Hi, I'm working with the EY UK in finance transformation consulting. Wanted to ask, how feasible is it to get a gig with the US firm? Since consulting has many opportunities across the pond, wanted to gain US experience as well.

Applied to Monitor Deloitte for SC in Corporate & Digital Strategy, currently in 'interview/assessment' stage, too late to grab a referral? Or can anyone help me out?

Hi fishes, trying to get some info on M salaries/TC at MBB/OW/likes. Will help with internal exercise to update salary levels. Any guidance would be really helpful. Thanks

Any advice for understanding whether sourcing would be a good match for your personality/innate skill set?

Im pretty extroverted, I have been told in reviews that I peak in verbal communication, and I have really loved conducting expert interviews in DDs.

However, I’ve worked some sales jobs in the past, and I had a hard time with the variability and staying positive bad times when nothing is sticking.

Any experience with HIG Whitehorse (direct lending) interviews at Analyst/Associate level?

Are paper LBOs supposed to be paper only?

Compensation expectations for VP level at 100M VC fund? 8 YOE consulting plus top 5 MBA

Anyone working at a PE firm as a data scientist? Got a recruiter who reached out to me and looking to talk to others to get a lay of the land.

I’m applying to some PE funds (currently a BA at a top consultancy). I want to know, assuming I get in, when can I buy myself a Ferrari and a yacht?

Pre-MBA at MBB — Have worked on a few DDs but have not touched the model workstream yet. Any advice on how I can best discuss my “deal” experience in PE interviews despite that? Thanks in advance!

Are private equity operating roles considered respectable and prestigious in the buy-side space? What does the compensation look like for an associate at a LMM firm?

Asking for my friend…GIC (tech team) vs L Catterton (consumer) for Associate…she wants to do tech…but not so sure about growth / take private vs. buyout

I have a VC/GE interview coming up (phone screen) and personally don’t know much about the space , it’s just an area that has always seemed interesting.

Does anyone have Recommendations on how to get up to speed/good questions to ask during the phone screen?

I would assume the first call will be pretty standard to any other company, but just want to be prepared.

Is a “coffee chat” the same as a first round interview for on-cycle recruiting right now?

Anyone working in family offices? Boutique investment firms

Hey all,

What are some PE firms (likely mid-market) that specialise in doing Entertainment deals, especially in gaming hardware, software, solutions that underpin the value chains ?

Have a growth equity interview coming up and as part of that they said they’ll want me to analyse customer data.

Any ideas of what kind of data this could be (revenue model?) and how should I best prepare? Any insight would be incredible helpful thanks!

I am a woman who has been working as a tech PE investor for 8 months now, and have been feeling extremely discouraged by my experiences in this sector so far. I regularly get mistaken as the “administrative assistant” in meetings and email chains, have had things said to me by men such as “the only way you work in private equity is as a receptionist”, and have even been at networking events where men have literally grabbed my ass when no one was looking. Any advice on how to handle this?

Do you still write thank you emails after interviews? A lot of the roles I interview for these days are coordinated by recruiters so I don’t see the interviewers emails

For those with corporate banking expertise, how do you typically go about calculating debt capacity for a company?

Hi! About to join a PE consulting firm but don't have an extensive experience in doing CDD. Any good books /online courses with some practical examples that you'd recommend to get upto speed?

TIA!

Received a buyout offer but thinking of turning it down to recruit for more growth oriented roles as that’s where my real interests lie. Any thoughts on starting a career in buyout vs. directly in growth?

Does anyone know if insight has kicked off?